Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration
@crackedhat.bsky.social
Professional Illustrator
‘Hello My Name is: Nathan’ - portrait of Canadian actor Nathan Fillion for Avenue magazine (2018)
#ThrowBackSunday #NathanFillion #AvenueMagazine #Edmonton #Portrait #Illustration
#ThrowBackSunday #NathanFillion #AvenueMagazine #Edmonton #Portrait #Illustration
February 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
‘Hello My Name is: Nathan’ - portrait of Canadian actor Nathan Fillion for Avenue magazine (2018)
#ThrowBackSunday #NathanFillion #AvenueMagazine #Edmonton #Portrait #Illustration
#ThrowBackSunday #NathanFillion #AvenueMagazine #Edmonton #Portrait #Illustration
‘Apollonia’ - One of over a dozen illustrations created for The Folio Society’s illustrated edition of The Godfather (2020)
#ThrowBackSaturday #Apollonia #TheGodFather #Godfather #MarioPuzo #FolioSociety #Novel #BookIllustration #Illustration
#ThrowBackSaturday #Apollonia #TheGodFather #Godfather #MarioPuzo #FolioSociety #Novel #BookIllustration #Illustration
February 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
‘Apollonia’ - One of over a dozen illustrations created for The Folio Society’s illustrated edition of The Godfather (2020)
#ThrowBackSaturday #Apollonia #TheGodFather #Godfather #MarioPuzo #FolioSociety #Novel #BookIllustration #Illustration
#ThrowBackSaturday #Apollonia #TheGodFather #Godfather #MarioPuzo #FolioSociety #Novel #BookIllustration #Illustration
I’m delighted to learn two of my illustrations have been chosen for inclusion by Infected By Art Volume 14!
Congrats to all the winners!
#InfectedByArt #InfectedByArt14 #IllustrationAwards #Illustration
Congrats to all the winners!
#InfectedByArt #InfectedByArt14 #IllustrationAwards #Illustration
February 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I’m delighted to learn two of my illustrations have been chosen for inclusion by Infected By Art Volume 14!
Congrats to all the winners!
#InfectedByArt #InfectedByArt14 #IllustrationAwards #Illustration
Congrats to all the winners!
#InfectedByArt #InfectedByArt14 #IllustrationAwards #Illustration
Colour experiments of my illustration ‘Psychedelics’ originally created in 2016.
#ThrowBackWednesday #Psychedelic #Illustration
#ThrowBackWednesday #Psychedelic #Illustration
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Colour experiments of my illustration ‘Psychedelics’ originally created in 2016.
#ThrowBackWednesday #Psychedelic #Illustration
#ThrowBackWednesday #Psychedelic #Illustration
‘Prince William’ - portrait illustration for Al Majalla magazine (2024)
#ThrowBackTuesday #PrinceWilliam #PrinceOfWales #AlMajallaMagazine #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
#ThrowBackTuesday #PrinceWilliam #PrinceOfWales #AlMajallaMagazine #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
‘Prince William’ - portrait illustration for Al Majalla magazine (2024)
#ThrowBackTuesday #PrinceWilliam #PrinceOfWales #AlMajallaMagazine #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
#ThrowBackTuesday #PrinceWilliam #PrinceOfWales #AlMajallaMagazine #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
Palliative Care I - One of two illustrations for the Alberta Cancer foundation’s LEAP magazine about redefining palliative care (2020)
#ThrowBackMonday #PalliativeCare #HealthCare #Cancer #CancerResearch #HospiceCare #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #IV #LeapMagazine #AlbertaCancerFoundation #Illustration
#ThrowBackMonday #PalliativeCare #HealthCare #Cancer #CancerResearch #HospiceCare #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #IV #LeapMagazine #AlbertaCancerFoundation #Illustration
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Palliative Care I - One of two illustrations for the Alberta Cancer foundation’s LEAP magazine about redefining palliative care (2020)
#ThrowBackMonday #PalliativeCare #HealthCare #Cancer #CancerResearch #HospiceCare #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #IV #LeapMagazine #AlbertaCancerFoundation #Illustration
#ThrowBackMonday #PalliativeCare #HealthCare #Cancer #CancerResearch #HospiceCare #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #IV #LeapMagazine #AlbertaCancerFoundation #Illustration
‘Roland Griffiths’ - Portrait of American Psychopharmacologist for The Chronicle of Higher Learning (2023)
#ThrowBackSunday #RolandGriffiths #Psychopharmacologist #Psychedelics #PsychedelicResearch #MagicMushrooms #Psilocybin #BehaviouralScience #ChronicleOfHigherLearning #Portrait #Illustration
#ThrowBackSunday #RolandGriffiths #Psychopharmacologist #Psychedelics #PsychedelicResearch #MagicMushrooms #Psilocybin #BehaviouralScience #ChronicleOfHigherLearning #Portrait #Illustration
February 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
‘Roland Griffiths’ - Portrait of American Psychopharmacologist for The Chronicle of Higher Learning (2023)
#ThrowBackSunday #RolandGriffiths #Psychopharmacologist #Psychedelics #PsychedelicResearch #MagicMushrooms #Psilocybin #BehaviouralScience #ChronicleOfHigherLearning #Portrait #Illustration
#ThrowBackSunday #RolandGriffiths #Psychopharmacologist #Psychedelics #PsychedelicResearch #MagicMushrooms #Psilocybin #BehaviouralScience #ChronicleOfHigherLearning #Portrait #Illustration
‘CIA Mistrust’ - for L’Express magazine.
“Donald Trump has reactivated old divisions within the CIA since his return to the White House."
#CIA #Spy #SecretAgent #Intelligence #Mistrust #LExpressMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
“Donald Trump has reactivated old divisions within the CIA since his return to the White House."
#CIA #Spy #SecretAgent #Intelligence #Mistrust #LExpressMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
February 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
‘CIA Mistrust’ - for L’Express magazine.
“Donald Trump has reactivated old divisions within the CIA since his return to the White House."
#CIA #Spy #SecretAgent #Intelligence #Mistrust #LExpressMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
“Donald Trump has reactivated old divisions within the CIA since his return to the White House."
#CIA #Spy #SecretAgent #Intelligence #Mistrust #LExpressMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
Thrilled to have my illustration ‘If Trump Wins’ cover portrait illustration for The Chronicle of Higher Education long-listed for the 2025 Booooooom Illustration Awards!
#Booooooom #IllustrationAwards #ChronicleOfHigherEducation #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
#Booooooom #IllustrationAwards #ChronicleOfHigherEducation #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
February 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Thrilled to have my illustration ‘If Trump Wins’ cover portrait illustration for The Chronicle of Higher Education long-listed for the 2025 Booooooom Illustration Awards!
#Booooooom #IllustrationAwards #ChronicleOfHigherEducation #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
#Booooooom #IllustrationAwards #ChronicleOfHigherEducation #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
Dick Button
US figure skater, 2-time Olympic champ and 5-time world champion
Button passed away Jan 30 2025 at the age of 95
I was honoured to paint his portrait for US Skating magazine, which was presented to him in 2018
#DickButton #RIP #FigureSkating #OlympicChampion #Portrait #Illustration
US figure skater, 2-time Olympic champ and 5-time world champion
Button passed away Jan 30 2025 at the age of 95
I was honoured to paint his portrait for US Skating magazine, which was presented to him in 2018
#DickButton #RIP #FigureSkating #OlympicChampion #Portrait #Illustration
January 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Dick Button
US figure skater, 2-time Olympic champ and 5-time world champion
Button passed away Jan 30 2025 at the age of 95
I was honoured to paint his portrait for US Skating magazine, which was presented to him in 2018
#DickButton #RIP #FigureSkating #OlympicChampion #Portrait #Illustration
US figure skater, 2-time Olympic champ and 5-time world champion
Button passed away Jan 30 2025 at the age of 95
I was honoured to paint his portrait for US Skating magazine, which was presented to him in 2018
#DickButton #RIP #FigureSkating #OlympicChampion #Portrait #Illustration
Altered an old illustration from 2009…
January 29, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Altered an old illustration from 2009…
‘How We Escape Trump’ - cover for the latest The New Statesman magazine.
#Trump #TheNewStatesman #Portrait #Illustration
#Trump #TheNewStatesman #Portrait #Illustration
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
‘How We Escape Trump’ - cover for the latest The New Statesman magazine.
#Trump #TheNewStatesman #Portrait #Illustration
#Trump #TheNewStatesman #Portrait #Illustration
‘MULTITUDE’ - cover illustration for Marie Vibbert’s ( @reasie.bsky.social ) upcoming deep sea cephalopod sci-fi novella, published by Apex Book Company ( @apexmag.bsky.social )
Release date: April 28th
#Multitude #MarieVibbert #ApexBookCompany #Novella #SciFi #Cephalopod #Illustration
Release date: April 28th
#Multitude #MarieVibbert #ApexBookCompany #Novella #SciFi #Cephalopod #Illustration
January 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
‘MULTITUDE’ - cover illustration for Marie Vibbert’s ( @reasie.bsky.social ) upcoming deep sea cephalopod sci-fi novella, published by Apex Book Company ( @apexmag.bsky.social )
Release date: April 28th
#Multitude #MarieVibbert #ApexBookCompany #Novella #SciFi #Cephalopod #Illustration
Release date: April 28th
#Multitude #MarieVibbert #ApexBookCompany #Novella #SciFi #Cephalopod #Illustration
Reposted by Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration
This cover takes our breath away! Or our diving cylinder is running out of oxygen...🤿🫧
Say hello to the cover of the upcoming deep sea scifi MULTITUDE by @reasie.bsky.social! 🐙
Cover Art: @crackedhat.bsky.social
Cover Design: Mikio Murakami, Silent Q Design
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/mul...
Say hello to the cover of the upcoming deep sea scifi MULTITUDE by @reasie.bsky.social! 🐙
Cover Art: @crackedhat.bsky.social
Cover Design: Mikio Murakami, Silent Q Design
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/mul...
January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This cover takes our breath away! Or our diving cylinder is running out of oxygen...🤿🫧
Say hello to the cover of the upcoming deep sea scifi MULTITUDE by @reasie.bsky.social! 🐙
Cover Art: @crackedhat.bsky.social
Cover Design: Mikio Murakami, Silent Q Design
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/mul...
Say hello to the cover of the upcoming deep sea scifi MULTITUDE by @reasie.bsky.social! 🐙
Cover Art: @crackedhat.bsky.social
Cover Design: Mikio Murakami, Silent Q Design
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/mul...
January 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
‘MacKenzie Scott’ - Cover portrait for The Chronicle of Philanthropy magazine (2024)
American novelist and philanthropist.
#MacKenzieScott #TheChronicleOfPhilanthropy #Philanthropy #Philanthropist #Portrait #Illustration
American novelist and philanthropist.
#MacKenzieScott #TheChronicleOfPhilanthropy #Philanthropy #Philanthropist #Portrait #Illustration
January 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
‘MacKenzie Scott’ - Cover portrait for The Chronicle of Philanthropy magazine (2024)
American novelist and philanthropist.
#MacKenzieScott #TheChronicleOfPhilanthropy #Philanthropy #Philanthropist #Portrait #Illustration
American novelist and philanthropist.
#MacKenzieScott #TheChronicleOfPhilanthropy #Philanthropy #Philanthropist #Portrait #Illustration
Cat 'n’ Mouse (2017)
#CatAndMouse #DavidAndGoliath #TheBiggerTheyAre #Overcome #TomAndJerry #ThrowbackMonday #Painting #Illustration
#CatAndMouse #DavidAndGoliath #TheBiggerTheyAre #Overcome #TomAndJerry #ThrowbackMonday #Painting #Illustration
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Cat 'n’ Mouse (2017)
#CatAndMouse #DavidAndGoliath #TheBiggerTheyAre #Overcome #TomAndJerry #ThrowbackMonday #Painting #Illustration
#CatAndMouse #DavidAndGoliath #TheBiggerTheyAre #Overcome #TomAndJerry #ThrowbackMonday #Painting #Illustration
’Nightmare Nurse II’ - One of two illustrations for the Reader’s Digest article The Nightmare Nurse (2022)
“Brigitte Cleroux was repeatedly fined, fired and jailed for treating patients across Canada without a licence. So how was she able to keep it up for two decades?”
#TBT #Illustration
“Brigitte Cleroux was repeatedly fined, fired and jailed for treating patients across Canada without a licence. So how was she able to keep it up for two decades?”
#TBT #Illustration
January 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
’Nightmare Nurse II’ - One of two illustrations for the Reader’s Digest article The Nightmare Nurse (2022)
“Brigitte Cleroux was repeatedly fined, fired and jailed for treating patients across Canada without a licence. So how was she able to keep it up for two decades?”
#TBT #Illustration
“Brigitte Cleroux was repeatedly fined, fired and jailed for treating patients across Canada without a licence. So how was she able to keep it up for two decades?”
#TBT #Illustration
Bloody Axe version of my ‘American Horror Story’ illustration.
December 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Bloody Axe version of my ‘American Horror Story’ illustration.
What a great way to end 2025, my book series illustrations for Robert Harris’ novel ‘Pompeii’ for The Folio Society has been juried into the Society of Illustrators 68th Annual!
#SOI68 #SocietyOfIllustrators #FolioSociety #RobertHarris #POMPEII #BookIllustration #Illustration
#SOI68 #SocietyOfIllustrators #FolioSociety #RobertHarris #POMPEII #BookIllustration #Illustration
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What a great way to end 2025, my book series illustrations for Robert Harris’ novel ‘Pompeii’ for The Folio Society has been juried into the Society of Illustrators 68th Annual!
#SOI68 #SocietyOfIllustrators #FolioSociety #RobertHarris #POMPEII #BookIllustration #Illustration
#SOI68 #SocietyOfIllustrators #FolioSociety #RobertHarris #POMPEII #BookIllustration #Illustration
A few of the projects I was fortunate enough to work on in 2025. I’m eager however to leave 2025 behind and bring in the New year!
Thanks to everyone for all the support, collaborations and inspiration!
#Illustration2025 #Portrait #Illustration #EditorialIllustration #BookIllustration #Painting
Thanks to everyone for all the support, collaborations and inspiration!
#Illustration2025 #Portrait #Illustration #EditorialIllustration #BookIllustration #Painting
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A few of the projects I was fortunate enough to work on in 2025. I’m eager however to leave 2025 behind and bring in the New year!
Thanks to everyone for all the support, collaborations and inspiration!
#Illustration2025 #Portrait #Illustration #EditorialIllustration #BookIllustration #Painting
Thanks to everyone for all the support, collaborations and inspiration!
#Illustration2025 #Portrait #Illustration #EditorialIllustration #BookIllustration #Painting
‘Elderly Theft’ - piece for Investment News magazine about financial abuse of the elderly (2017)
#TBT #ElderlyAbuse #Elderly #Theft #Thief #Burglar #FinancialAbuse #InvestmentNews #InvestmentNewsMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
#TBT #ElderlyAbuse #Elderly #Theft #Thief #Burglar #FinancialAbuse #InvestmentNews #InvestmentNewsMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
‘Elderly Theft’ - piece for Investment News magazine about financial abuse of the elderly (2017)
#TBT #ElderlyAbuse #Elderly #Theft #Thief #Burglar #FinancialAbuse #InvestmentNews #InvestmentNewsMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
#TBT #ElderlyAbuse #Elderly #Theft #Thief #Burglar #FinancialAbuse #InvestmentNews #InvestmentNewsMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
‘Samuel Johnson’ - author of the 'Dictionary of the English Language' (1755)
For the Washington Post 2008.
#TBT #SamuelJohnson #WashingtonPost #WAPO #Portrait #Dictionary #DictionaryOfTheEnglishLanguage #EnglishLanguage #Acrylics #Painting #Illustration
For the Washington Post 2008.
#TBT #SamuelJohnson #WashingtonPost #WAPO #Portrait #Dictionary #DictionaryOfTheEnglishLanguage #EnglishLanguage #Acrylics #Painting #Illustration
December 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
‘Samuel Johnson’ - author of the 'Dictionary of the English Language' (1755)
For the Washington Post 2008.
#TBT #SamuelJohnson #WashingtonPost #WAPO #Portrait #Dictionary #DictionaryOfTheEnglishLanguage #EnglishLanguage #Acrylics #Painting #Illustration
For the Washington Post 2008.
#TBT #SamuelJohnson #WashingtonPost #WAPO #Portrait #Dictionary #DictionaryOfTheEnglishLanguage #EnglishLanguage #Acrylics #Painting #Illustration
‘Tina & Mike Brandt’ - for the Cleveland Mechanical & Plumbing Industry Council (2020)
#TBT #Portrait #Painting #Illustration
#TBT #Portrait #Painting #Illustration
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
‘Tina & Mike Brandt’ - for the Cleveland Mechanical & Plumbing Industry Council (2020)
#TBT #Portrait #Painting #Illustration
#TBT #Portrait #Painting #Illustration